YouTuber KSI apologises for past use of transphobic slurs

Rapper said that he hadn’t known the slur was a ‘bad word’

KSI has apologised for his past use of transphobic slurs.

On Tuesday (9 March), the YouTuber and rapper, real name Olajide Olatunji, responded to criticism on Twitter, initially tweeting: “Hold up, people actually think I’m transphobic?”

A fan then replied, pointing out a video in which he misgendered a trans woman and citing his past use of the word t****y, something they claimed he had “never apologised” for.

In response, KSI wrote: “Didn’t even mean to misgender lol. Just said that the person had a better beard than me, that’s all. And I honestly didn’t even know that t****y was a bad word. What’s the correct term to use?”

After he was corrected and told to use the term “transgender”, KSI thanked the Twitter user.

He then apologised, tweeting: “My bad for saying transgender slurs. Honestly didn’t even know they were slurs. I know now though.”

The internet personality originally made the comments on the Sidemen channel, which he shares with a number of other YouTubers.

Alongside vlogging and music, KSI is well known for his boxing career and fights against fellow YouTuber Logan Paul.